Amazon, Uber join Dow Jones average indices

Amazon and Uber are to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA), respectively. Amazon.com will replace Walgreens Boots Alliance in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Reflecting the evolving nature of the American economy,...

Budget 2024: Godongwana teetering on the highwire

The 2024 Budget speech presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana paints a picture of cautious optimism amidst lingering challenges. While acknowledging the calls for fiscal discipline, the budget demonstrates a commitment to both stabilising the debt burden and...

Women prioritise health, embrace holistic solutions

Women are prioritising their health and embracing holistic, long-term solutions and trends to take charge of their wellbeing in the run up to International Women’s Day 2024, according to research conducted by Euromonitor International. Maria Mascaraque, head of...
These are the top cybersecurity trends for 2024

These are the top cybersecurity trends for 2024

Generative AI (GenAI), unsecure employee behavior, third-party risks, continuous threat exposure, boardroom communication gaps and identity-first approaches to security are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2024, according to Gartner....

Giving in to ransomware doesn’t pay …

Ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent and more devastating – but paying up is no guarantee that data will be returned. This is among the findings from Cybereason’s third annual ransomware study, commissioned to better understand the true impact of...

US set to return to the Moon tonight

Shortly after midnight tonight (00h30 on Friday 23 February), a robotic lunar lander operated by a private company is schedule to land on the Moon. Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft will not only be the first private spacecraft to make a soft landing on...